Compliance Engineer

Corby, Northamptonshire
RS Components
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Compliance Engineer

To ensure that the product range within private label complies with all relevant legislative obligations relating to the articles that are offered for sale. To investigate, escalate and manage risk of compliance changes to our range and to ensure that expected quality levels are met for all private label products

Key Accountabilities

• Conduct evaluation of Private Label and other relevant articles to ensure products are “safe” and comply with relevant aspects of Product, Trade and Transport Compliance for the applicable markets
• Provide support to the commercial function on aspects of Product, Trade and Transport Compliance for existing and prospective RS PRO articles
• Monitor and assess the potential impact of forthcoming product and other related legislative requirements that may impact the business and sales process
• Provide support for the development and delivery of training in relevant areas of Compliance to appropriate audience.
• Support achievement of the commercial KPIs by adoption and driving of continuous improvement within the Compliance function.
• Provide support for investigations, ad-hoc testing and evaluation services to the business where required.
• Liaise with external agencies and 3rd party test houses where additional engineering or compliance services are required
• A centre of excellence for compliance, product evaluation and engineering. Share knowledge and facilities where appropriate.
• Provide Technical Support to Product and Supplier Management, Sales and Marketing Teams

Essential

• Excellent product technical / engineering knowledge & experience
• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject
• Good working knowledge of issues relating to international trade compliance
• Extensive and relevant experience in a similar role
• Able to communicate confidently and effectively with various stakeholder groups in the business, both in writing and verbally
• Ability to build relationships and work with Stakeholders across the business
• Ability to prioritize and take a risk-based approach.
• Ability to distil large amounts of information and present a case in a clear way.
• Demonstrate the ability to challenge, identify risks and issues, and facilitate development of practical options
• Knowledge of how current Global processes and systems impact – both positively and negatively – the customer experience.
• Experience of embedding compliance across a multi-national business organization.
• Personal resilience, confidence and willingness to challenge on all areas of the business, on management of compliance risks and processes.
• Exposure to, identification of, and implementation of external best practice

Desirable

• Good awareness of product liability issues.
• Experience in liaising with enforcement authorities, test houses and external consultancies.
• Proactive individual, confident to be able, when appropriate, to challenge colleagues at all levels within the organisation.
• Knowledge of our external market place (customers, competitors & suppliers)
• Experience of working in a global business
• Experience of managing a multi-national corporation’s compliance function

Our History

We began in a north-west London garage supplying spare parts to radio repair shops back in 1937. Today, we’re using digital technology to revolutionise the way we do business and strengthen our position as the one-stop-shop for industrial parts and electronic components.

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